rPath alert rPSA-2008-0206-1 (ruby)

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rPSA-2008-0206-1 ruby
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:18:39 -0400
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rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0206-1
Published: 2008-06-26
Products:
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
    rPath Linux 1
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Severe
Exposure Level Classification:
    Remote User Deterministic Privilege Escalation
Updated Versions:
    ruby=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/1.8.6_p230-0.3-1
    ruby=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/1.8.6_p230-2-0.1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2626

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2662
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2663
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2725
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2726
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2664
    http://preview.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/06/20/arbitrary...

Description:
    Previous versions of the ruby package contain multiple vulnerabilities,
    the most serious of which allow users to  execute arbitrary code with
    elevated privileges.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0206

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